The presidential election in Belarus later this month cannot be free or fair because of a "repressive environment" in the country, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on January 17 in a statement.

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Blinken Says Upcoming Election In Belarus Cannot Be Credible In Current 'Repressive Environment'

On Friday, the U.S. government denounced the situation of “pervasive censorship” in Belarus and criticized that the presidential elections scheduled for 26 January will not be “free or fair” as it is due to the actions of the current president, Alexander Lukashenko, to silence and repress “any dissent”. “The 2025 presidential elections in Belarus cannot be free or fair in the current repressive environment of the country.

El Gobierno de Estados Unidos ha denunciado este viernes la situación de «censura omnipresente» en Bielorrusia y ha criticado que las elecciones presidenciales previstas para el próximo 26 de enero no podrán «ser libres ni justas» como es debido a las acciones del actual mandatario, Alexander Lukashenko, para silenciar y reprimir «cualquier disidencia». «Las elecciones presidenciales de 2025 en Bielorrusia no pueden ser libres ni justas en el ac…

EE.UU. advierte de que las elecciones en Bielorrusia no serán «libres ni justas»

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US warns that elections in Belarus will not be "free or fair"

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United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken denounced the "sham" elections and ongoing repression by the Belarusian government in a published statement.Blinken stated that an election "cannot be f...

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Blinken slams Belarusian 'sham' elections

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that the presidential election in Belarus cannot be free and fair given the country's repressive environment.

Держсекретар США Ентоні Блінкен заявив, що президентські вибори в Білорусі не можуть бути вільними та справедливими з огляду на репресивне середовище країни.

США: Вибори в Білорусі не можуть бути вільними в умовах репресій

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US: Elections in Belarus cannot be free in conditions of repression

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The presidential election in Belarus cannot be free or fair due to the "repressive conditions" in the country, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on January 17.

Прэзыдэнцкія выбары ў Беларусі ня могуць быць свабоднымі або справядлівымі з прычыны «рэпрэсіўных умоваў» ў краіне, заявіў дзяржсакратар ЗША Энтані Блінкен 17 студзеня.

Блінкен: выбары ў Беларусі ня могуць выклікаць даверу ў цяперашніх рэпрэсіўных умовах

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Blinken: Elections in Belarus cannot inspire confidence in current repressive conditions

The OSCE refused to send observers to the presidential elections in Belarus because of a late invitation. The US State Department said that the vote is not credible.

ОБСЕ отказалась посылать наблюдателей на выборы президента Беларуси из-за позднего приглашения. Госдеп США заявил, что голосование не заслуживает доверия.

ОБСЕ отказалась наблюдать за выборами в Беларуси

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OSCE refused to observe elections in Belarus

Washington has described Belarus as "an environment where censorship is ubiquitous," arguing that only the names of those candidates who have the government's approval and that much of the opposition is imprisoned or exiled appear on the ballots.

Washington ha calificado Bielorrusia como "un entorno donde la censura es omnipresente", argumentando que solo aparecer en las papeletas los nombres de aquellos candidatos que cuenta con el visto buen del Gobierno y que buena parte de la oposición está encarcelada o exiliada.

Blinken Says Upcoming Election In Belarus Cannot Be Credible In Current 'Repressive Environment'

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